Anndria Cornish
Most of us in the Albuquerque art-market community have had the pleasure of meeting Anndria Cornish. She’s the redhead that is always early, and always ready with a smile. Maybe she has shared a snack with you at an all day festival; or maybe a helping hand during set-up or take-down; or maybe just an optimistic outlook during an especially slow afternoon. Or, perhaps, you are one of her many customers that has turned into a friend over the years. In either case, anyone who has met Anndria knows that she is a vibrant and generous soul.
Now Anndria needs your help. In May of this year, she was diagnosed with cervical and breast cancer. And while she has insurance, she still needs help paying certain out-of pocket medical expenses like co-pays for office visits and medication, as well as for daily expenses like rent, food, and utilities while she is out of work. Right now, she is in the early phases of diagnoses, so it is hard to say what treatment and recovery may look like, and how much help she might ultimately need. Which is why instead of using a more traditional crowd-funding platform like GoFundMe, we are setting up a website that will allow 100% of donations to go directly to Anndria. The road through treatment and recovery will be long, and so the aim of Aid for Anndria is to provide a sustainable and continual source of help. While the world still grapples with a pandemic, it is a frightening time to be sick. Every dollar and every piece of art donated will help Anndria feel a little more protected.
